Weather-strip



. E. w. ANDEREGG.

WEATHER STR|P APPLICATION FILED APR.'3, 1920 Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

UNITE EDVVABD W. ANDEREGG, 0F ALGOMA, \VISCONSIN.

WEATHER-STRIP.

Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

Application'filed April 3, 1920. Serial No. 371,116.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. ANDnnneo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Algoma, in the county of Kewaunee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Weather- Strips, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to weather strips to be used for doors, casement windows, and the like, and the general object of the inven' tion is to provide a very simple device particularly designed to be applied to the margin of a door, as for instance, the lower margin thereof where the threshold is worn to keep out the cold and damp air from passing through the space between the lower edge of the door and the worn threshold.

A further object is to provide a device of this kind which may be readily and quickly applied and which is thoroughly effective for the purpose intended, and which may be very cheaply made.

Another object is to provide a device of this kind which is adaptable to doors of different widths and which may be put on or removed in a moment, and which may be readilv kept clean.

My invention is illustrated in the a ccompanying drawings, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device, the lower portion of the door on which the device is applied being in dotted lines;

2 is a vertical sectional view of a lower portion of a door and door sill with my device applied.

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that my weather strip comprises a strip or web of elastic fabric, designated 10, which is preferably elastic woven fabric, though I do not wish to be limited to this, and which has attached to it clips whereby it may be engaged with the edges of a door. These clips, as illustrated, are pieces of thin metal 11, each bent at its end, as at 12, and provided with one or more inwardly project ing sharp teeth 18. As illustrated, these clips 11 are attached to the web 10 by rivets 14:, but I do not wish to be limited to this, as any means for attaching the web to the clips may be used. Neither do I wish to be limited to the exact form of these clips.

In order to apply this device, it is only necessary to stretch the fabric so as to dispose the flanges 12 on opposite edges of the door and force the teeth into the wood of the door. The natural contraction of the elastic webbing will, of course, hold these clips in position, that is draw them toward each other. It will be noted that the clips do not extend down the whole width of the fabric, but that the lower edge of the fabric is free and it is this lower edge which contacts with the threshold when the door is closed. The weather strip is so adjusted that the lower edge of the fabric will just escape the floor, but that when the door is closed, the strip will lie fiat against the threshold or sill. If properly fastened to the bottom of the door, this weather strip will keep out the cold and damp air, thus tending to keep the room comfortable in cold weather.

The device requires no attention after being placed, except that it may, when de sired, be taken oil to wash it or clean it. Preferably the elastic fabric will be put through a water-proofing process so as to make it sanitary and as easy to clean as the floor or the door that it is attached to. By making the fabric elastic, it tends to close tightly against the threshold or sill when the door is closed. The elasticity of the fabric tends to hold the clips in place against the door and the fabric being elastic, permits one size of device to be used for practically all standard width doors.

While I have before referred to this weather strip as being applied to the bottom of the door, it is obvious that it may be also applied to the vertical edge of the door,

either on the hinge edge or the free edge,

and that it may be applied to windows, particularly casement windows.

This device takes the place of the sand bag or rolled-up piece of rug or carpet which is quite often used against the lower margin. of the door to prevent the wind from blowing through the crack between the door and the threshold.

While I have illustrated a particular form of metal clips and particular means for attaching them to the fabric, yet it will be understood that these strips may be made of very thin metal and that different means may be used for attaching the clips to the fabric without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1 claim 1. The combination with a door, of a weather strip therefor comprising a stretched strip of longitudinally elastic fabric operatively secured at its extremities to the edges of the door, said strip projecting below the lower edge of the door, and the middle portion of the strip between its extremities being entirely free from attachment or connection to the door.

2. A weather strip of the character described comprising a strip of longitudinally elastic fabric, and door engaging clips s'ecured to the opposite ends of said fabric.

3. As an article of manufacture, a weather strip comprising a strip of elastic fabric, and door clips secured to the ends of said fabric, each clip having a flange provided with a tooth extending parallel to the body of the fabric and adapted to be forced into the opposite edges of the door to hold the elastic fabric in place.

a. As an article of manufacture, a weather strip of the character described comprising a strip of elastic fabric, and door engaging clips secured to the ends of the fabric whereby the strip of fabric may be stretched across the lower end of the door, said clips terminating short of the lower edge of the fabric whereby the margin of the fabric may extend below the lower edge of the door and be flexible.

5. As an article of manufacture, a weather strip comprising a strip of elastic fabric, and door engaging clips attached to the ends of the fabric, each clip comprising a body portion facing the fabric, a flange extending at right angles thereto, and a tooth extending parallel to the fabric whereby the tooth may be forced into the edge of the door to hold the strip across the lower edge of the door, the body portions of said clips being less in width than the width of the fabric whereby the lower margin of the fabric strip may project below the lower edge of the door.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

EDWVARD W. ANDEREGG. 

